Think about your kids and their extracurricular interests. They have probably changed a lot throughout the years. However, you’ve continued to nurture them as best as you can. You found classes for them to take, and teachers that have encouraged them. And most likely, you have enrolled them in camps, or signed them up for leagues, especially if they’re interested in sports.
As they have gotten older, they’ve gotten better at all of those things (or at least you hope they have!). You’ve realized that those extracurricular activities are important to your child’s development and their future success.
Cost of Extracurricular Activities
What you’ve also realized about those additional pursuits, is that they are expensive! As they get older, the cost and the availability is increasing. It’s a fact that families are devoting more and more to those extracurriculars. Actually, studies have found that up to 10 percent of some families incomes are going towards their child’s interests. So how do you pay for all of this? And why should you? This graphic helps explain it.
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SAVING MONEY
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